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Consulting top recruiting sector at IIM-B; e-commerce slows
Consulting and banking emerged as top sectors in the recently concluded placement season for the 2015-2017 Postgraduate Programme (PGP) batch at the Indian Institute of Management here (IIM-B) this year. The consulting sector was led by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and Accenture Strategy, which made 20 and 14 offers, including pre-placement offers (PPOs), respectively. Consulting firms in all took 30 per cent of the 411-strong batch, similar to last year. However, interest dipped from the e-commerce sector this year as compared to last year, IIMB stated. "We experienced a qualitative improvement in the placements. Increased hiring by banks, consulting and consumer goods firms compensated for firms that could not participate," said Ganesh N Prabhu, head of Career Development Services at the institute. A total of 160 recruiters from India and abroad across sectors participated. Around 10 students opted not to be placed, to pursue entrepreneurial or other opportunities. Students ...
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Consulting majors Deloitte, BCG & AT Kearney lead placements at IIM-B
Consulting firms led by Deloitte USI at 18 offers, The Boston Consulting Group (17) and AT Kearney ( 16) turn up as top recruiters at Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIM-B) which wraps up its placements for its post graduate programme in management (PGP) batch of 2016-18. The lateral and final placements process at IIM-B saw 420 students receiving 462 offers from over 140 companies, in India and abroad, across all possible business sectors. Among these, consulting sector picked up the highest share of the batch at 34 per cent.The sector comprised consulting firms such as Accenture Strategy, McKinsey & Co, Bain & Company, Strategy&, EY, Alvarez & Marsal, EXL Consulting, and KPMG, among others. On the other hand, itechnology consulting domain PriceWaterhouseCoopers made the maximum of 12 offers followed by Accenture Technology (6), Larsen and Toubro Infotech Consulting (5) and Cognizant Consulting (4).According to Ganesh N Prabhu, Chairperson, Career ...
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IIM Bangalore & IIIT-B sign MoU to provide mentorship to startups
The institutions will work together to provide technology and business mentorship aimed at helping young technology startups and entrepreneurs
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